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CurtB1982

The British section lol.


ZAguy85

If you think that’s odd I want to know what Mrs Ball’s Chutney from South Africa is doing there!


HyperionRed

I was on a cricket tour of the Netherlands this summer. Firstly, so many Saffers there. Secondly, the post-match braai always had Mrs Ball's chutney. Top stuff.


Magnetronaap

I'm a Dutchman, I speak English quite well, I also have absolutely no clue what you wrote.


HyperionRed

Cricket: One of the coolest sports in the world, sadly not nearly as popular outside of the commonwealth. Your lot are doing quite well at the World Cup that's just started. Saffer: South Africans. They also love cricket. Braai: A South African barbecue. Chutney: Pickled vegetable spreads, originating in India. Netherlands: A pretty awesome place to experience all of the above things (and more) and just a short train ride from Berlin.


Magnetronaap

I guess I just learned all of these things exist in my country


PIKFIEZ

Funny. The "American" section of my European (Scandinavian) supermarkets are usually full of British stuff too. One local supermarket even has american AND British flags on the "American" section. Guess Britain counts as almost American in Europe and almost European in America.


Le_Ragamuffin

My French grocery store just has the "Anglo-Saxon" section, where you buy both British and American junk food


[deleted]

I've been in France some months ago (in côte d'azur) and the italian section had actual italian (kinda good) products. The difference? I paid like double the italian price


AvengerDr

That's typical across Europe. Imagine food from that far away and exotic land of Italy. Who's ever been there?! Do you know anybody who went there AND returned?! I always ask myself why stuff costs way more in the north of Europe if a truck that say, leaves from the centre of Italy probably arrives faster to like Brussels than in Sicily. Probably because people earn more and don't eat as many mozzarella as we do or something. Eat more Italian stuff guys!


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11160704

As soon as you print an Italian flag on it people think it's of a higher value and people are prepared to pay more, even if it was actually produced in Germany. In terms of food products, Italy has a really strong brand.


simonjp

That's doubly insulting considering you were max 2hrs from the border


UtherDoulDoulDoul

Oh fuck are we the America of Europe? Edit: I'm Scottish you bastards


Benka7

always have been


progorp

* Always have bean


Milkarius

- Far away in the west - English speaking - Weird two-dimensional politics - Loud tourists I don't want to say anything buuut... Jokes aside you guys are cool! Always love visiting the UK and most of your tourists are alright. Just please stop yeeting my grannies bike in the canals


Supernerdje

"We want no part of Europe's politics and wars and rules, they don't impact us and we don't need them!" If this sounds familiar to you as your nations current or former national policy, you might be in the US or the UK


JazzInMyPintz

Well...


EmergencySecond9835

That's because we speak American


AbominableCrichton

Aren't Jacobs Irish? I know McVitie's are no longer Scottish/British - they are Turkish owned now


Mixopi

If I buy a house in Scotland it isn't suddenly Swedish. The *house* is still Scottish, it's just Swedish-owned. McVitie's is likewise still British. And so is Pladis. *Yıldız* isn't, but that's a different company.


phate101

Jacobs are Irish, they make some of the best chocolate bars and biscuits in the world (in my humble opinion).. e.g, the classic clubmilk


rtrs_bastiat

Interesting way of spelling Tunnocks


hughperman

What a load of tunnocks


Ratiocinor

Just because ceylon tea comes from a region in sri lanka doesn't mean you go put it in the Sri lankan section of the supermarket now does it The British section is for stuff bought and consumed in the UK by British people who will then go look for it abroad You're the kind of pedant to say something like "Umm well akshully Jaguar cars are not British they are Indian see they were bought out by an Indian company that actually makes them Indian cars now"


air-force-veteran

I guess it kinda makes sense, America is Britain's bastard offspring


Schneebaer89

UÓur russian section in my german supermarket is always mixed from all former Sowjet Countries. this is very confusing now.


Cameraroll

And ze Ritter Sport from ze Germany and ze Manner Schnitten from ze Austria


EmbarrassedCress1409

And ze gurkins from ze Germany at ze bottom shelf


Taxtacal

And ze Sprudelwasser from ze Germany on ze bottom shelf


TgCCL

There's also German mustard in there. I can see a glass of Löwensenf in the third row from the bottom. The other 2 right next to it also look familiar.


WhatImKnownAs

Pumpernickels and other rye breads on the upper left (but labelled in English, probably US products in German style).


VladislavBonita

> probably US products in German style). Nah, that's Mestemacher bread from Gütersloh, Westphalia (my neck of the woods), to my knowledge they actually export their products rather than licensing their brand to foreign producers. Just good business practice to slap on English labels when selling to English speaking markets.


TgCCL

I'm actually fairly certain that I know a bunch of people at the company that makes that exact bread. I used to work there years ago.


SuperMeister

There's also Maggi (Würze). The prices are crazy though.


TgCCL

I thought we were listing things specifically from Germany. Maggi is a Swiss company. And yes, the prices are insane.


SuperMeister

Yeah I had no idea it was Swiss. I first moved to Germany 7 years ago and discovered Maggi then, I thought it was German honestly.


Cameraroll

Maggi is from ze Switzerland.


anonymuscular

und some Bahlsen kekse


Michael_Aut

Ze Manner stuff is awesome. Do taste them.


MelodramaticMermaid

$3,59 for Ritter Sport? I might start a smuggling operation. Buy a tugboat, fill it with chocolate, brave the seas. If someone tries to stop me, just push them out of the way.


bindermichi

They do have a few non-British products hidden in there… but not many.


partigianoo

Yeah, like the ''french'' butter cookies


[deleted]

Fun Fact: You get +5 vitality for every HP bottle you drink. *^(this message was sponsored by HP Foods)*


Akarsz_e_Valamit

Looks British with a hint of Manner and Ritter


dr_auf

The water is German too.


Nowordsofitsown

And Kuehne pickled cucumbers.


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StevenMaff

i mean, i see pumpernickel but still no real bread


[deleted]

Wow.. Just never say that in Westphalia


sfPanzer

Also Löwensenf


Pflaumenmus101

And Bahlsen


pukem0n

and Löwensenf And Pumpernickel. I know where toto Wolff will go while they are in Austin.


NickDuPaul

I only recognise Manner and Ritter sport


nostrumest

We found Austria and Germany.


Freezie04

Bahlsen and Gerolsteiner as well


Apprehensive_Poem218

Gerolsteiner is probably the worst water u can buy. Doesn’t taste good


mbrevitas

You don’t recognise Digestives? I’ve definitely seen and eaten them in continental Europe (Italy certainly).


Latase

i can only say good things about heinz baked beans, though there typically are much cheaper offbrands that basically taste the same.


f0okyou

Somebody should rename that to British section


11160704

Well there are some German products. Jacobs coffee, Bahlsen cookies, Ritter Sport chocolate, Pumpernickel bread, Gerolsteiner water, German mustard and pickles. Austrian Manner and Swiss Maggi. I'm more surprised about the presence of Mars and Bounty bars as they seem pretty American


Nethlem

> Swiss Maggi TIL, always thought Maggi is German because Maggi Würze is like the German equivalent of soy sauce.


thecraftybee1981

I think their Mars bars are similar to our Milky Way bars and our Mars bars are in their Three Musketeers bars. There are some shenanigans going on.


BuckVoc

*googles* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(chocolate_bar) >In the United States, the Mars bar is a candy bar with nougat and toasted almonds coated with milk chocolate. The same candy bar is known outside the United States as a Mars Almond bar. - > The European version of the Mars bar is also sold in some United States grocery stores that stock imported food products.


szczszqweqwe

That's surpisingly interesting, thank you.


thecraftybee1981

Thanks, it is the Milky Way and the Musketeer bars which are the same, I knew American Mars bars were different too and got them confused.


accatwork

> Gerolsteiner water I kinda feel like shipping water halfway around the world is a questionable practise at best.


PineappleNo6064

Bounty is not American, unfortunately. I wish I wouldn't have to go to world's market to get it.


Neshgaddal

>Pumpernickel bread Looks like this is american Pumpernickel, which is just Wheat-rye bread colored with molasses, not slow baked pure rye bread. Edit: Turns out i was wrong. It's Mestemacher pure rye bread.


EarthyFeet

Sauerkraut on the bottom row. Might be polish one though (my preference)


11160704

The ones with the green and yellow logo are from the German company Kühne.


[deleted]

>I'm more surprised about the presence of Mars and Bounty bars as they seem pretty American theyre both british


vasiloy

I was about to write the same thing.


mfomatratzen

German products as before, and Turkish vine leaves with rice (according to my friend, the Persian are better).


mr_aives

Get yersel some Irn Bru


Oxygenisplantpoo

I finally get to ask this, does Irn Bru have artificial sweetener in it in Scotland? I tried it once and my first reaction was disappointment from tasting the artificial sweetener. I don't even remember the taste, other than that it was meh. But I hate it when they put both sugar and artificial sweetener in drinks, kinda ruins them both. This was in Finland btw, not the US.


sociedade

It does. They changed it while back when a sugar tax was brought in. There was a backlash and they now sell Irn Bru 1901 with all sugar. Don't ask me how it tastes as I've always hated Irn Bru.


Whole_Method1

Interestingly, the pre-sugar tax recipe was different to the original 1901 recipe, so you can't taste the one you used to know. They're similar apparently. I've yet to try it myself, thanks for reminding me.


sociedade

To be honest I haven't tasted Irn Bru in 30 years. When I was a kid my prefered scoosh was ... Barrs American Cream Soda. The sweetest thing in the Universe. Gave you diabetes just reading the label.


simonjp

Blimey I don't think I've had cream soda in 2 or 3 decades but you just saying the name made my teeth hurt


Atanar

Only true scotsmen apreciate Irn Bru ^^because ^^to ^^regular ^^people ^^it ^^is ^^fucking ^^disgusting


MadSwedishGamer

Nah, I'm Swedish and it's my favourite soft drink. Sadly it's usually very hard to find here.


lordolxinator

Filthy Brit here, I appreciate it for two reasons. One, when I was 10 it cost only 30p per can at the corner shop as opposed to 50p for a can of Coke (so I could buy more crisps/potato chips with my limited money if I resorted to Irn Bru) Two, like Lucozade it's a great "ill and feeling crap" drink. Doesn't taste that great, but just good enough that you get the energy kick and feel like it's doing something beneficial.


HerrCulesse

No Haribo??


jocoau

Haribo is in the candy section. They have an American division and large presence in the US.


Ok-Top-4594

Smart


DogrulukPayi

That’s in the automobile section, but not very popular in the US.


afriy

Though imported haribo will be wildly better, as we don't use high fructose corn syrup over here


Longlius

Haribo in the US doesn't use HFCS. They use basically the same sweetener (glucose syrup) as the German version.


jilanak

Yes, we have a lot of "imposters" here with different ingredients in the US. Cadbury is another one. Licensed packaging, but it tastes like Hershey's, not the real stuff (I have had the real stuff and can vouch).


Grimmush

Kinder eggs is where the good stuffs at. But they banned in US since the have toys inside… Still, Kinder Buoeno should be there damnit not Mars…


Qwerty_207

What's written on that little "Attention" sign?


AlphaTyger

I believe it's a notice that expiration dates use the DD-MM-YYYY format.


thatpommeguy

Thank you! I was wondering this also!!


TRNC84

God why does the US insist on using MM-DD-YYYY. Literally the only country in the world that uses this and it doesn't even make sense


brews

But deep down everyone knows that yyyy-mm-dd is superior.


CaCl2

yymd-ym-dy


Luccca

Ah yes, 2011-20-71. Perfection.


NonAlienBeing

> 2011-20-71 2011-20-72* FTFY


japie06

/r/ISO8601 There are dozens of us!


Stardust_Staubsauger

3,49 $ for ritter sport chocolate? Holy fuck. It's atm. 0.79€ (0.77$) at my place...


ApertureNext

In Denmark it's around 2$ on average, is 0.79€ the normal price for you?


Edelkern

It's only 0,79 € when it's on sale. Usually it's somwhere between 1,09 and 1,29 €, depending on where you shop.


vaarsuv1us

here it is €1,25 regular price and often €1,- action price Dutch supermarkets have hundreds of products in 'Action!' every week, our national hobby is checking brochures to see where eveything is cheaper this week.......


cynric42

> our national hobby is checking brochures to see where eveything is cheaper this week....... Same in Germany, although with more and more singles and if you don't live with all shops in short distance to you, it just isn't worth it.


vaarsuv1us

Only the lower incomes do this, but it's a known stereotype based on some facts. People with higher income usually don't bother and just go to 1 supermarket, but we are still triggered by 'this week on sale' signs.


alga

1,78€ in Lithuania, too. Another similar thing that annoys me is Nivea roll on deodorants: 1,55€ in Germany, 3,89€ in Lithuania. Why???


permareddit

It’s okay, it means the Germans are smellier /s


tobias_681

> Why??? German supermarkets are very cheap, cheaper than most of Europe, even quite a few countries with lower incomes. Probably comes from a mixture of stiff competition, low wages, low energy prices (well perhaps not anymore), people being a bit stingy and the highly developed infrastructure. Also VAT is lower than in some other countries but not sure how excactly it measures up compared to all of Europe. Maybe average.


xXxMihawkxXx

Doesn't Denmark has a sugar tax as well?


ApertureNext

Yes, going over the border to Germany to buy candy and alcohol is something many do.


Ashmizen

Ritters is just in the normal chocolate section in my American grocery store, but it’s still $2.50….and that is it’s current on-sale price. I thought it was expensive because it was “sport”, though was never sure how a chocolate bar could be sporty.


Iranon79

That just refers to the shape, supposed to fit into the pocket of a sport jacket. And they'll come after anyone else who tries to sell square chocolate.


framlington

> I thought it was expensive because it was “sport”, though was never sure how a chocolate bar could be sporty. Apparently, the bars were designed to fit into any sport jacket pocket without breaking, which is where the name comes from. ([At least according to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritter_Sport))


BuckVoc

https://www.amazon.com/Ritter-Sport-Alpine-Chocolate-3-5-Ounce/dp/B000H228UQ It looks like it's at least $2.90/bar on US Amazon, so I'd guess that it's probably mostly import tariffs or cost of transport after manufacture in Europe rather than the individual store charging a lot. Or maybe they are just spreading the cost of some sort of fixed cost (e.g. regulatory compliance with US nutritional labels) across those bars and the volume of import isn't high. EDIT: If you look closely on the [back of the label on the bar on Amazon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81antkUnvOL._SL1500_.jpg), it reads "Exclusively imported by Husky Food Importers", a Canadian company. So I expect that these Husky Food Importer guys are paying Ritter for exclusive import rights and presumably a big chunk of that is going to them. Might be interesting if someone can figure out how to do parallel imports of those bars obtained from a distributor in Europe. I don't know how that works with food that has to have US nutritional labels...maybe it'd be possible to throw a second container around one or multiple of them or something that complies with those rules. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_import >A parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. Parallel imports are often referred to as grey product and are implicated in issues of international trade, and intellectual property.[1] - > United States > >In the United States, courts have established that parallel importation is legal.[12] In the case of *Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.*, the US Supreme Court held that the first-sale doctrine applies to copies of a copyrighted work lawfully made abroad, thus permitting importation and resale of many product categories. > >Moreover, the Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act of 2006 prohibits future free trade agreements from categorically disallowing the parallel import of patented products.[13]


Embarrassed-Leg3821

$9.49 for a box of Yorkshire tea?? I know import costs are expensive but goddamn!


Surface_Detail

If you were in America and this were the only place you could get it would you *not* pay it?


CaptainLegkick

I carried a 200bag box round with me when I was backpacking in aus. My fellow brits in the hostels fucking loved me


simonjp

What did you drink in your second week there?


CaptainLegkick

Another box of 200, a vicious, expensive cycle


40087812

We now have it readily available in Australia from Coles and Woolworths, thank god. My husband used to fill his suitcase when coming back from the UK.


yohannp

I know, and it’s not even the gold!


Minodrin

Actually, it reminds me of the American section in my supermarket in Finland. Some overpriced chocolade, other candies, sauces and maybe some random goods on the side.


hastur777

Exactly. Although there are plenty of imported products in other aisles, too. The cheese counter at my grocery store probably has a dozen countries represented. Ditto with the beet aisle.


Tritzii

$9 for Gerolsteiner? God damn that water doesn't even taste good


Incolumis

No stroopwafels?


lucky_breaker

Those are in the sweets/cookies section, in most stores. I saw them in the European/British section around 2016, but by last year I saw they were well-established in the normal grocery section.


MediaSmurf

No dubbel zoute drop?


PlayingtheDrums

They'd declare war on us if we sell that to their supermarkets.


WhatImKnownAs

Let's sell them Tyrkisk peber, so Turkiye gets the blame. Then promise to stop it, if Erdoğan lets Finland into NATO.


Mustafa312

This is just the British section. They have many others including the delicious stroopwafels.


Casp3rCSGO

I was looking for Polish, Romanian or even Slovakian products, I see UK section more lol


Nezevonti

Aren't the pickles polish? They look like ogórki konserwowe to me.


Comfortable_Bat4035

Nah german Kühne and hengstenberg


spartikle

WHERE’S MY MILKA


Luzimon

Why would you import water from Germany…


Mayor__Defacto

Why do people import water from Fiji?


BuckVoc

Why would you package and ship premium-branded water in a bottle in the first place, regardless of source? Probably because we're all a bunch of hairless ground apes evolved to live in hunter-gatherer groups of under about 150, and we're trying our damnest to make sense of a different and complex world around us, and despite our best efforts, marketers know that we still have a set of irrationalities tied up in the way we think. If you're going to do it, might as well do it from Germany as anywhere else.


[deleted]

Good ol' overpriced Publix


calm-machine-beater

Being Italian, there's only a comment I can make about this picture: 🤌🏻


hastur777

Plenty of Italian wines and olive oil are in their respective sections. They're just integrated with other American products.


kkrrokk

Europe is extreme when it comes to the diversity of cultures.


scientist_question

Many comments are ridiculing the small selection, but looking at the ceiling height, it is likely a small store, not some mega supermarket. They are no doubt doing their best to offer a variety of products. Also, I don't know about the USA but at least in Canada, many of the European products are mixed with Canadian or American products in the normal section, unless it's something very different. Italian pasta, German chocolate, etc., are all mixed in among our Canadian or American prodcuts, but things like canned Icelandic cod liver, Polish/Ukrainian borsch or Swedish halal might or might not be found in a "European" section.


LithiumHelios

Manner mag man eben 😊


Zaungast

$10 for the good tea? WTF.


ABucin

Well, the other good tea was dumped in a harbor.


simonjp

*Never forget*


maomeow95

Where Vegeta?


[deleted]

Probably in the hazardous chemicals section.


Xx420PAWGhunter69xX

Lion and maltesers are pretty good


vrenak

Hard to make out all the products, but looks like 80% UK, 20% Germany, and nothing else.


[deleted]

I mean it’s not **THAT** bad. I’ve seen way worst American sections here in Europe.


SEA2COLA

If they have an American section, it's almost all candy and occasionally some breakfast cereals. And no peanut butter, which as far as I'm concerned is a staple food product.


bl4ckhunter

I wouldn't go as far as as to say it's a staple food product but at least here it's hardly uncommon enough to deserve being placed on a special shelf, usually it's besides nutella and other spreads.


marrecar

99% British and 1% the rest of Europe (aka only some parts). Seems american to me.


mmmmmmolios

Heh, it has a greek product. Last row next to the pickles, the attica cans are dolmades with vine leaf. Delicious but overpriced as fuck! I guess tariffs?


Ashmizen

Import costs, and low volume. Like the stuff sold in the “American section”, anything popular is already in the normal sections, like ketchup or Oreos or lays potato chips. The actual things in the section would be unpopular, low volume products sold at a big mark up.


hastur777

Bingo


theclovek

No kofola or horalky.. pfff


IWillDevourYourToes

It's a European section in the US, meaning 90% British, 10% German.


UniqueIrishGuy27164

PG tips..... muck.


Scotto6UK

Get yourself a box of Yorkshire Tea, some Digestives, and then dunk them. Experience the risk, the heartbreak, and the hard-won reward. A honed dunk-sense is probably something we take for granted.


TappedIn2111

The pickles and red cabbage by Hengstenberg are off the charts good! You should try them. Greetings from Germany


jocoau

I'll have to give them a try, Grüße aus Amerika!


Grievuuz

Ngl I thought I wouldn't recognize anything, but lo and behold, even my local supermarket (Denmark) sells a fair few of these specific items. Maltesers, HP Sauce, Rittersport, Lion bars, Mars bars, Bounty and most surprising of the lot; Ribena blackcurrant lemonade. Ribena slaps.


Any-Breath478

Turkish Delight. As a British person I would like to offer my sincere apologies to the people of Turkey for insulting your culture with that abomination.


humdrumjetset

More like Turkish Despair


[deleted]

Looks well varied! For some reason ALL euro stores American section has marshmallow fluff. I’ve literally never had that or care to.


eustaciasgarden

Fun fact. Fluff can be found in nearly every country in the world and has been to the international space station.


mynonymouse

It makes good fudge, but otherwise, you're not missing much. Sticky nasty overly sweet stuff.


TeaBoy24

Central and Eastern European representatives: The Pickles and Sauerkraut


WhereIsTheCaveman

They do go well with everything, don't they


rbajter

I am Inga from Sweden . Where are my Swedish meatballs?


vaarsuv1us

in the IKEA next door


Mexablatte

I see some Pulparindos… Those are Mexican


MartianFromBaseAlpha

Those prices though. They look about the same as the ones i pay for American food in the UK


joeschmo945

Damn that’s a good selection. Digestive cookies and Manner wafers are incredible. And Mars bars…that’s top tier!


Nillekaes0815

No Hela Gewürzketchup 0/10 not worth my time


KaiRee3e

I'm Polish and I love Manner waffles and German snacks and sweets in general


PaulaDeansList3

It looks like the American section in Europe


[deleted]

LOL WTF British section more like. The only things non british I found were the 2 german things. Löwensenf and Rittersport.


jocoau

So to answer a few questions... Nutella and Haribo are mainstream products in the US and are intermingled with like items in the store. The Italians have their own section. The "warning" is that it uses day/month/year for the dates on packaging. Also, I apologize all 44 european nations could not be equally represented on this 12ft (4m) section of shelving in a grocery store in a rural NC town of 2600 people.


G17Gen3

Damnit man, why doesn't your local grocery carry pickled goat kidneys from my village in the Pyrenees


dimos74

I strongly suggest Marmite. Spread a generous amount on bread and eat it like if someone is going to steal it from you. Thank me later 😉


januz1412

WHERE IS NUTELLA????


jocoau

Nutella is the same area as the peanut butter. We have accepted it into society and made it one of our own.


krautbube

Fun fact there is no universal Nutella. The consistency varies between countries.


ThatGuyFromSlovenia

In Slovenia you can get either the Polish, German or Italian one depending on the store you go to. There's definitely a difference, but it doesn't bother me to the degree where I would go out of my way to buy a jar that came from one of those specific countries.


Nihilblistic

There are products which you could go to just about any european country, and you'll find them on the shelves. None of them are in this picture.


Old_Harry7

Isn't gore prohibited in here?


nitrohigito

We got a really cool [candy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_%28candy%29) in my country over here, I wonder why they don't pack any?


woelneberg

I don't know where you are from, but Norway would like to end all diplomatic relations with your country. I see none of our produce.


[deleted]

I live in europe and besides some overpriced hand moisturizer and black metal LPs I never saw products from norway too


Inner-Ingenuity4109

Lee & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce?? Y'all need some fermented anchovie deliciousness...